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VietNamNet Bridge – André Laperrière, Executive Director of Global Open Data for Agriculture & Nutrition (GODAN), talks to Việt Nam News reporter Trong Kien on the role of data in smart, hi-tech agriculture and sustainable development. Workers cleaning and picking bananas for export at the banana farm Huy Long An in the southeastern province Tay Ninh’s Trang Bang District. — VNA/VNS Photo Le Duc Hoanh What is the goal of advocating open data? What we pursue is a global knowledge sharing system (using data as its main conduit) in order to maximise efficiency and quality of food systems, especially in Asia and in Africa, where lies the largest untapped potential. We want to combine the best of key stakesholders in the agriculture/nutrition data ecosystems – Governments, research institutions, private companies large and small, or farmers’ organisations, etc. – to combine their data and diverse expertise in order to … [Read more...] about Data could help Vietnam take the agriculture lead in a digital economy

“The government is utilizing opportunities to enhance rural development through the application of information and communication technology in agricultural production, marketing, management, and extension services,” said ADB Director General for East Asia Ms. Amy Leung at the launch of the book, Internet Plus Agriculture, in Beijing. “ADB is committed to work together with the PRC government to modernize agriculture and raise productivity using big data and blockchain to secure food safety, as well as improve infrastructure for agriculture-associated logistics services. The PRC’s experiences from implementing policies and pilot projects in ‘internet-plus’ agriculture will have valuable lessons for other developing countries.”Photo: ADB“Internet plus” agriculture is the application of internet technology such as mobile internet, internet of things (IOT), cloud computing, and big data to the production, processing, and trade of … [Read more...] about Internet-based technologies revitalize rural markets in China

Dean Fosdick, Associated Press Updated 8:03 am PDT, Tuesday, August 21, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-3', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 3', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Dean Fosdick, AP Image 1of/3 CaptionClose Image 1 of 3 This undated photo taken in a forested area near New Market, Va., shows timber split into firewood and stacked awaiting sale around the area. The enterprise was begun with the help of the Shenandoah County Extension Agent who visited the woodlot and helped select the best trees to harvest. The Cooperative Extension System translates educational know-how from technical Land Grant universities into practical knowledge and then shares it with local communities. (Dean Fosdick via AP) less This undated photo taken in a … [Read more...] about Cooperative Extension adapts to a less agricultural America

Ruling out a border in the Irish Sea between Northern Ireland and Great Britain is a non-negotiable demand for the UK in the Brexit talks, the chancellor of the exchequer said yesterday. Philip Hammond told the News Letter that it was taking time for Brussels to realise that while London was committed to no hard Irish land border, it was also insistent on protecting the integrity of the United Kingdom.Speaking on a visit to Bombardier in Belfast, he said: “One of the challenges we have had over the last few months is getting the EU to understand that the no east/west border is as non-negotiable a part of this picture as no north/south border is for them.”Mr Hammond’s comments are significant because he is seen as the most influential and pro-European of the politicians in the current cabinet who campaigned for the UK to remain in the EU in the 2016 referendum.During the visit to Bombardier’s factory, he announced that the company will receive almost £12 … [Read more...] about Preventing a border in the Irish Sea is ‘non-negotiable’ for UK in Brexit talks, says chancellor

Getty Conservative and Labour MPs who are fighting to keep Britain in the European single market tell Business Insider the battle can still be won. Both the prime minister Theresa May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn have opposed continued membership of the European Economic Area which would allow Britain to stay in the single market. However, Conservative and Labour rebels are piling on the pressure inside parliament for a change of course. May has already suffered a series of parliamentary defeats on Brexit. Corbyn is under intense pressure from Labour MPs, councillors and activists, to back a softer Brexit. LONDON — There is a growing feeling among pro-EU MPs that the battle over Britain's post-Brexit future is now turning in their direction. In recent weeks Theresa May's government has suffered a growing series of parliamentary defeats on Brexit with backbench Conservative Brexiteers becoming increasingly vocal about their fears that May is losing the battle for a hard … [Read more...] about Inside the Brexit battle to keep Britain in the single market